Asha is getting married on a remote Orkney island. She invites her friends that she used to share a house with.
Her husband, Gordon is shot by an unknown assailant shortly after the wedding and Asha hides.
Which one of her friends killed her husband?

A slow burn thriller, with so many suspects. I kept changing my mind. I needed a motive for the killings, and never suspected the culprit at all.

The characters all have their flaws, and most are unlikeable. Weak, arrogant, downright nasty.... how on earth did the share a house???

The story is good, and I could picture the terrain of the island, but the book wasn't overly descriptive.

If you want a good whodunnit... this is the book for you. You will probably be as surprised as I was.

First of all I want to say I really adore this cover. Dark colors are often used for covers of thrillers, but bright, vibrant colors can also mean danger. Just look at nature. How many beautiful flowers or brightly colored insects or small animals are not among the most poisonous and therefore deadly?

Getting an invitation to a wedding is always fun, but when there are people who have a hidden agenda, this sheds a completely different light on what should normally be a light and fine appearance.
The story is set on a remote island in Scotland. Only a small group of friends is still present, along with one of the caretakers and there is no way to leave the island. When the first victim is discovered, it soon becomes clear that the perpetrator is one of them. But who?

This is a captivating book that features a mix of secrets, betrayals, and twists.
The story builds up tension by combining past and present. Sarah and Diane have something they're hiding, and the author unravels how their fates are linked.


The setting creates a creepy atmosphere, and the tension keeps you interested from start to finish. The middle portion had a slightly slower pace, but the final revelations made up for it. 4 stars


Thank you

Once Lorna Dounaeva hooks you into a story, she doesn’t let you go. This twisty thriller kept me turning the pages never sure what was going to happen next.

It was brilliant a great read! Amazing… it was filled with twist after twist in the end, which was something I never saw coming… If you’re after a book that you won’t be able to put down, this is it.

Three words to describe this book are: enthralling, breath-taking and hard to put down! I loved it!

As the book explores different friendships between Asha and her friends as I read through the book I was unsure who to trust if anyone at all!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars

Thankyou NetGalley & bookouture for this arc copy. We have a group of friends that are really estranged since college who have come together on an isolated island for one of their friends wedding. This book started off really good as there is a murder of one of the newlyweds which really got my attention, but then I just found it childish and slow. After the murder we now have a mystery/who done it really. It’s only so many people who could have done it, as we are on an isolated island.
The title and cover really got my attention. But the book didn’t do anything for me.

Thankyou NetGalley & bookouture for this arc copy, this book follows a friendship group that reunites to attend Asha’s shotgun wedding to her husband.

As they all arrive it shows that they all have a dislike for Asha and wish for her downfall, no one really wants to be at this wedding. The book starts off with a bang when Asha’s husband after the wedding gets murdered, this spins into a who dunnit book. As they r all on a remote island no one can escape. As the story explores the relationship between Asha and her friends it flash’s back from the POV of Diana and Sarah. Throughout the book Sarah is trying to convince Diana to take over the boarding of their friend Peter. Throughout the book is asked a lot. I felt the flashbacks just got tedious and the characters became dull. Unfortunately I predicted the twist and when the twist came it felt underwhelming as well as the abrupt ending.

A group of college friends gather on a remote island for one of their weddings. As the book continues, we find secrets and lies they have been keeping from each other. As they start to die, it’s obvious someone is out to take care of the whole group. But who? And why? I feel like it started out good but then just got way too long. I skimmed the end.

This book was slow to start but it gradually picked up pace. There was just enough suspense to keep me entertained.